Lionel Messi: record goal from 32 meters to reach his first final in just 25 days | CHRONICLE

At Subaru Park, Messi had the speed of a Ferrari, the power of a Ford and all the reliability of a Red Bull. It is that Leo is a fireball that sweeps any field of American football. This time the Argentine shone with a great goal from 30 meters away in Inter Miami’s 3-0 win over Philadelphia with which they qualified for the Leagues Cup final.

It’s all show Messi and Inter Miami is infected with his ability when it comes to attacking, that’s why the Venezuelan Josef Martínez had already opened the scoring after just three minutes, when Leo had not even touched the ball.

Then it was Messi’s turn, who in the 20th minute received in midfield, accelerated and when he saw goalkeeper Blake going backwards, he sent a left-footed shot that slipped past him.

Great goal from 32.2 meters, the longest goal that Leo has scored in his career. Before, according to the statistician Mister Chip, he was a goal against Real Sociedad from 31.7 meters. Even in that, the Argentine continues to set records.

At the close of the first half, it was Jorde Alba’s turn to open himself as a scorer in the pink box. Thus, in the first 45 minutes, Inter Miami sentenced the semifinal, despite the reaction of the locals in the second half, but it was only enough to discount, but Miami sentenced with the fourth over the end.

Nine goals and one assist for Lionel Messi in his six games with Inter Miami. Great start for the Argentine, who came to the team that is a tail player in the MLS but in just three weeks he has put him in the Leagues Cup final.

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And this Saturday he will look for a new record, the largest. Inter Miami will face the winner of the match between the Mexican Monterrey and the American Nashville last night. It will be a special match for the Argentine because if he wins he will become the player with the most titles in soccer history.

So far, Messi has managed to match Dani Alves as the player with the most championships, at 43 each -24 of them shared with Barcelona- and this Saturday the Argentine seeks glory alone.

Remember that at 40 years old, Dani Alves is out of football, since he is imprisoned for a rape accusation. Meanwhile, Messi, at the age of 36, left the European elite to enjoy soccer in the United States. And already in just 25 days he has reached his first final.

It is also a record for the Argentine, since by Saturday when he plays the Leagues Cup final, barely 29 days will have passed since his debut, the shortest time in the teams that he was until the first opportunity to try for a title via a final. There were 670 days that he waited with Barça from his first game until the 2006 Spanish Super Cup and 336 days of waiting with PSG from his debut to the 2022 French Cup final.

Messi’s start is full of happiness and Saturday can be full of glory.

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